Including a bird feeder can even end up encouraging the birds to eat from your fruit trees, too. Rather than give the critters a separate place to eat from, they'll come more often.

The key is to select trees that serve birds, yet still fit the size and style of your landscape. For shelter and nesting purposes, select trees with an upright or drooping growth habit.

What I don't particularly enjoy is when birds descend upon my fruit trees and start to eat my ripening fruit. Faced with this problem, many gardeners will head to their local garden center and buy ...

Q: Can you recommend something to discourage birds from eating my figs and peaches? A: Peaches are a lot easier than figs. Figs must be picked when they are ripe. Peaches will ripen off the tree.

If you would like to attract birds to your yard or you’re thinking of adding a new tree, here are more trees to consider: Blackgum (nyssa sylvatica), cherry laurel (prunus caroliniana ...

There are a variety of ways to attract birds to the landscape — trees, plants, flowers and even bird baths — which which can benefit gardens overall.

McCormac was right. Caterpillars, forest birds, and trees are indeed interconnected. Dr. Scott Shalaway can be heard 8-10 a.m. Saturdays on 1370 WVLY-AM (Wheeling) or online at www.watchdognetwork.com ...

Trees are invading the open, grassy habitat of the endangered golden-shouldered parrot – giving predators cover to lie in ...